TY - JOUR
T1 - Interleukin-1 and the interleukin-1 type 1 receptor are essential for the progressive neurodegeneration that ensues subsequent to a mild hypoxic/ischemic injury
AU - Basu, Anirban
AU - Lazovic, Jelena
AU - Krady, J. Kyle
AU - Mauger, David T.
AU - Rothstein, Raymond P.
AU - Smith, Michael B.
AU - Levison, Steven W.
PY - 2005/1
Y1 - 2005/1
N2 - Excessive inflammation has been implicated in the progressive neurodegeneration that occurs in multiple neurological diseases, including cerebral ischemia, and elevated levels of the proinflammatory cytokine interleukin-1 (IL-1) have been shown to exacerbate brain damage, whereas diminishing IL-1 levels limits the extent of injury. However, to date there is no consensus regarding which receptor(s) mediates the detrimental effects of IL-1. Because we have previously demonstrated that signaling through the IL-1 type 1 receptor (IL-1R1) is necessary for microglial activation and because results from other studies have implicated microglia as effectors of neurodegeneration, we hypothesized that inactivating the IL-1R1 would decrease the extent of damage caused by a hypoxic-ischemic (H/I) insult. It is shown that a mild insult initiates progressive neurodegeneration that leads to cystic infarcts, which can be prevented by inactivating the IL-1R1. The IL-1R1 null mice also show preserved sensorimotor function at 1 month's recovery. The mild insult induces multiple proinflammatory cytokines and activates microglia, and these responses are dramatically curtailed in mice lacking the IL-1R1. Importantly, the neuroinflammation precedes the progressive enlargement of the infarct, suggesting that the inflammation is causal rather than a consequence of the brain damage. These findings show that abrogating the inflammation consequent to a mild H/I insult will prevent brain damage and preserve neurological function. Additionally, these data incriminate the IL-1R1 as a master proinflammatory cytokine receptor.
AB - Excessive inflammation has been implicated in the progressive neurodegeneration that occurs in multiple neurological diseases, including cerebral ischemia, and elevated levels of the proinflammatory cytokine interleukin-1 (IL-1) have been shown to exacerbate brain damage, whereas diminishing IL-1 levels limits the extent of injury. However, to date there is no consensus regarding which receptor(s) mediates the detrimental effects of IL-1. Because we have previously demonstrated that signaling through the IL-1 type 1 receptor (IL-1R1) is necessary for microglial activation and because results from other studies have implicated microglia as effectors of neurodegeneration, we hypothesized that inactivating the IL-1R1 would decrease the extent of damage caused by a hypoxic-ischemic (H/I) insult. It is shown that a mild insult initiates progressive neurodegeneration that leads to cystic infarcts, which can be prevented by inactivating the IL-1R1. The IL-1R1 null mice also show preserved sensorimotor function at 1 month's recovery. The mild insult induces multiple proinflammatory cytokines and activates microglia, and these responses are dramatically curtailed in mice lacking the IL-1R1. Importantly, the neuroinflammation precedes the progressive enlargement of the infarct, suggesting that the inflammation is causal rather than a consequence of the brain damage. These findings show that abrogating the inflammation consequent to a mild H/I insult will prevent brain damage and preserve neurological function. Additionally, these data incriminate the IL-1R1 as a master proinflammatory cytokine receptor.
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U2 - 10.1038/sj.jcbfm.9600002
DO - 10.1038/sj.jcbfm.9600002
M3 - Article
C2 - 15678109
AN - SCOPUS:11844254511
SN - 0271-678X
VL - 25
SP - 17
EP - 29
JO - Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism
JF - Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism
IS - 1
ER -